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| | Laid down: | 28 December 1933 | | Launched: | 21 April 1936 | | Commissioned: | 1 December 1937 | | Decommissioned: | January 1972 | | Reconstructed: | 1953 | | Fate: | reconstructed, scrapped 1972 | | General Characteristics | | Displacement: | 11,350 tons standard, 11,735 tons full load Image File history File links RNGiuseppe_Garibaldi_1933_profile. ...
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April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ...
1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
| | Length: | 171.1 - 187 m | | Beam: | 18.9 m | | Draught: | 6.9 m | | Propulsion: | 6 boilers, 2 shafts, 100,000 hp | | Speed: | 34 knots (62 km/h) | | Range: | 4,125 miles at 13 knots | | Complement: | 640 | | Armament: | 10 152 mm / 55 caliber (6 in) 8 90 mm / 50 caliber The word calibre (British English) or caliber (American English) designates the interior diameter of a tube or the exterior diameter of a wire or rod. ...
8 37 mm / 54 caliber
12 20 mm / 65 caliber
6 533 mm torpedo launchers
2 anti-submarines bombers
| | Aircraft: | 4 | | Protection: | max 140 mm (vertical) 40 mm (horizontal) | Giuseppe Garibaldi (1933) was an Italian Duca degli Abruzzi class light cruiser, that served in the Regia Marina during World War II. After the war she was retained by the Marina Militare and re built. She was built by CRDA, Trieste and named after the Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi. A light cruiser is a warship that is not so large and powerful as a regular (or heavy) cruiser, but still larger than ships like destroyers. ...
The Italian Regia Marina (literally: Royal Navy) dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification. ...
Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...
Marina Militare naval jack Marina Militare (Italian Navy) is one of the four branches of the military forces of Italy. ...
Garibaldi in 1866 Garibaldi redirects here. ...
Design The Duca degli Abruzzi class cruisers were the final version of the Condottieri class and were larger and better protected than their predecessors. The armament was also increased by two extra 6-inch guns, triple turrets replaced twins in the A and Y positions. The machinery was also revised which led to these ships having a slightly slower maximum speed then their predecessors. He ate some cheese. YAY! Profile of Italian light cruiser Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, Condottieri class Condottieri was a light cruiser class of the Italian Regia Marina, built before World War II to gain predominance in the Mediterranean Sea. ...
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1940 July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ...
The Battle of Calabria, also known as the Battle of Punta Stilo, was a naval battle between ships of Italian Regia Marina on one side and the British Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy on the other. ...
The HMS Neptune was a Leander class light cruiser which served with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom during World War II. The Neptune was the fourth ship of its class and was the ninth Royal Navy vessel to carry the name Neptune. ...
September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ...
September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ...
Combatants United Kingdom Italy Commanders Lumley Lyster Inigo Campioni Strength 21 bombers 6 battleships Casualties 2 bombers destroyed 1 battleship sunk 2 battleships damaged 1 cruiser damaged The naval Battle of Taranto took place on the night of 11 November – 12 November 1840 during World War II. The Royal Navy...
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 Giuseppe Garibaldi, during World War II Image File history File links RNGiuseppe_Garibaldi_1933. ...
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March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in leap years). ...
Combatants United Kingdom, Australia Italy Commanders Andrew Cunningham Angelo Iachino Strength 1 carrier 3 battleships 7 light cruisers 17 destroyers 1 battleship 6 heavy cruisers 2 light cruisers 17 destroyers Casualties 1 torpedo plane destroyed 1 battleship damaged 3 cruisers sunk 2 destroyers sunk The Battle of Cape Matapan was...
This article concerns the rank and title of Captain. ...
May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ...
July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ...
HMS Upholder (P37) was a U-class submarine of the Royal Navy. ...
November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1942 After the armistice (8 September 1943), she operated in the Atlantic ocean together with Allied ships. January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ...
June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ...
September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ...
1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ...
In 1953, Giuseppe Garibaldi was converted into a guided missile cruiser (see Giuseppe Garibaldi (1957)). USS Port Royal (CG-73), a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, launched in 1992. ...
References - Marina Militare official web site
- M.J. Whitley, Cruisers of World War Two, 1995 , Arms and armour Press ISBN 1 86019 8740
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